New Robert Inman novel 'The Governor's Lady' inspired by political relationship of George and Lurleen Wallace

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama --
Acclaimed author and former governor’s press
secretary, Robert Inman, will discuss his latest novel, “The Governor’s
Lady,” on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the main Huntsville-Madison County
Public Library.

The book, which will be available for purchase and signing after the
event, is fictional tale but resembles the relationship of Lurleen and
George Wallace. Lurleen stood in for her husband and won the governor’s
race in 1966.

Thoughts on their personal and political relationship inspired “The
Governor’s Lady,” whose main character, Cooper Lanier, succeeds her
husband as governor. She comes to know herself and to realize what the
job requires.

The story reveals a determined woman’s fight to establish her
independence in the tumultuous world of male-dominated politics, “The
Governor’s Lady” shows how politics brings out the best and worst in
people and how the public arena affects politicians’ values and
relationships.

Robert Inman, former press secretary for Gov. Brewer

Inman is a native of Elba, Ala., and a graduate of the University of
Alabama. He became a journalist covering Alabama politics and served as
the governor’s press secretary for Albert Brewer from 1968 to 1970. He
also worked as a television anchor in Charlotte, N.C., for 20 years,
before fully devoting his time to writing in 1996.